Dec 6 Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, mother of Louis XV of France, born in Royal Palace, Turin, Savoy (d. 1712) Dec 12 Lodovico Giustini, Italian composer, born in Pistoia, Italy (d. 1743) Dec 17 Thomas Tickell, English writer and poet, born in Bridekirk, Cockermouth, England (d. 1740) 1684 Famous Birthdays by Year 1686